Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning Visual Basic 2010.Teach yourself the essential tools and techniques for Visual Basic 2010-one step at a time. No matter what your skill level, you'll find the practical guidance and examples you need to start building professional applications for Windows and the Web.Discover how to:Work in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Integrated Development Environment (IDE)Master essential techniques-from managing data and variables to using inheritance and dialog boxesCreate professional-looking UIs; add visual effects and print supportBuild compelling Web features with the Visual Web Developer toolUse Microsoft ADO.NET and advanced data presentation controlsDebug your programs and handle run-time errorsUse new features, such as Query Builder, and Microsoft .NET FrameworkA Note Regarding the CD or DVDThe print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For thosecustomers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book isavailable, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free downloadvia O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download thiscontent, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of thisbook to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the coverimage (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that whilewe provide as much of the media content as we are able via freedownload, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Pleasedirect any questions or concerns to [email protected].